James Barr
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James Barr was a prominent Scottish biblical scholar and theologian known for his influential critiques of conservative biblical interpretation and biblical linguistics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Barr canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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biblical scholar ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| areaOfExpertise |
Hebrew language
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Old Testament studies ⓘ Semitic philology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Burkitt Medal for Biblical Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| critiqued |
biblical fundamentalism
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conservative evangelical hermeneutics ⓘ illegitimate totality transfer in word studies ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-03-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-10-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Oxford
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surface form:
Oxford University
University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer |
Princeton Theological Seminary
NERFINISHED
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University of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanderbilt University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biblical linguistics
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biblical studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
critical biblical scholarship
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debates on biblical inerrancy ⓘ modern biblical linguistics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of biblical language
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critique of biblical fundamentalism ⓘ critique of conservative biblical interpretation ⓘ work on semantics in biblical texts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Biblical Faith and Natural Theology
NERFINISHED
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Fundamentalism ⓘ The Bible in the Modern World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Semantics of Biblical Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Claremont, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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